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Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: I support Deputy Creighton’s amendment. I tabled similar amendments on Committee Stage. This Bill is welcome. Its proposals are excellent but if we do not put some sort of framework on the cost element, its benefits will be severely diminished as are the prospects of many companies availing of its provisions and it will not save businesses and employment. I expressed concerns on...

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: Get him to send a "Dear Tony" letter.

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: Perhaps on Friday.

Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: The Taoiseach was good at it himself.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Issues (11 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 181. To ask the Minister for Health the timekeeping or auditing system used in hospitals within the State to ensure that staff (details supplied) are physically in the hospital during contracted hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53199/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Statistics (11 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 182. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form, by consultant, the number of public patients in each hospital within the State who were seen in 2012 by each consultant doctor as opposed to being seen by a member of the consultant's team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53200/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Statistics (11 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 183. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients in each hospital within the State that were operated on in 2012 by their consultant doctor as opposed to being operated on by a member of their team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53201/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Statistics (11 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients in each hospital within the State that were operated on in 2012 by their consultant doctor as opposed to being operated on by a member of their team; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Statistics (11 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients seen in each accident and emergency department, in each hospital, within the State between the hours of 9 to 5 p.m. on a Monday to Friday in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53202/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (11 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 200. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to allocate adequate health cover to an island on the western seaboard (details supplied) in County Galway in the event of the resident public health nurse not being on the island due to holiday time, sick leave and so on; his views on whether it is unsafe that in the event of the resident public health nurse not being on the island, no locum...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Sports Council (11 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total costs incurred by the Irish Sports Council resulting from the recent legal action involving it and a board member; if the figure presented is the final costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53294/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Sports Council (11 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received the Turpin report into corporate governance at the Irish Sports Council; if he will outline its findings; if he intends to publish the full report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53295/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Book Rental Scheme (10 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the new book rental scheme as announced in budget 2014; if he will confirm that the new scheme will apply to all schools; if he will confirm that schools currently offering a limited book rental scheme will be eligible for the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53131/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Joint Labour Committees Agreements (10 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 241. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the provisions being made in the proposed joint labour committees legislation in relation to wage structures for symbol operated stores, shops and supermarkets, for such stores that operate under an umbrella marketing plan yet remain independently owned; his views on whether small store owners operating in such circumstances should...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (10 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 266. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a disability benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52769/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (10 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 306. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the supports, including financial assistance, that are available to the owner of an hotel who wants to improve the energy efficiency of their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52604/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (10 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 406. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the funding committed under the aquaculture initiative by his Department in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52472/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 487. To ask the Minister for Health if fertility treatments such as IVF are available on the medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52643/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Test Regulations (10 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: 562. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any assistance is available for persons with reading and writing difficulties when sitting their driver theory test; the criteria for applying for assistance in the event that it is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52557/13]

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Dara Calleary: Tá sé soiléir go bhfuil fadhb mór againn i Roinn na Gaeltachta tar éis an cruinniú a bhí againn inné leis an gCoimisinéir. Tá sé tábhachtach go mbeidh díospóireacht faoi chad a tharla inné roimh an Nollaig. Ní dóigh liom gur ceart dúinn fanacht go dtí Feabhra chun an díospóireacht sin a...